Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
Matt Lucas* The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Almost Five O'Clock You And I
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Tony McManus Inveran - The Devil in the Kitchen - Locheil's Away to France The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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